Updated
Updated · The Hindu · Jun 20
Labour Ministry Disburses 70 PM-VBRY Employment Letters Across 8 Chennai Venues
Updated
Updated · The Hindu · Jun 20

Labour Ministry Disburses 70 PM-VBRY Employment Letters Across 8 Chennai Venues

3 articles · Updated · The Hindu · Jun 20

Summary

  • Seventy employment letters were handed out in Chennai on Saturday under the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana during a national benefits-disbursal drive led by the Labour Ministry.
  • Sixty letters were distributed at Indian Bank’s IMAGE campus, where 750 people attended, including 450 beneficiaries and 122 employers and industry representatives.
  • Ten more letters were issued at the Central Institute of Classical Tamil, where 96 beneficiaries and 14 employers took part alongside state officials and EPFO officers.
  • The Chennai programme spanned eight venues, underscoring the ministry’s use of local employer and provident fund networks to deliver PM-VBRY benefits.

Insights

Are mass 'Rozgar Mela' events an effective job creation strategy or a high-profile public relations campaign?
How does the PM-VBRY ensure jobs last after the government's monthly bonus to companies ends?